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Watch: Hong Sangsoo Makes an Introduction in First Clip from Berlinale Premiere

As we expected, the pandemic was not going to stop the prolific Hong Sangsoo from completing a new film. After premiering The Woman Who Ran at Berlinale last y...

PVT Chat Director Ben Hozie on a Raw Approach to Filming Sex, Male Nudity as Art, and the Poetry of Masturbation

I first heard about PVT Chat during its long post-production period in 2019. The film struck me as too good to be true: an erotic drama, directed by Ben Hozie ...

What Lies Beneath: The Startling Intensity of a Michelle Pfeiffer Performance

"Seriously?" asked the celebrated, thrice-Oscar-nominated actress of an overstepping journalist. It was April 2018 and Michelle Pfeiffer was sitting on the ...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Rose Plays Julie Introduces an Intense Search for Identity

One of the best films we saw on the film festival circuit last year is coming to the U.S. for an official release next month. Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor's...

Hou Hsiao-hsien Joins The Criterion Collection for the First Time with Flowers of Shanghai

Building up a towering body of work over the last four decades, it's remarkable that Hou Hsiao-hsien hadn't had a film in The Criterion Collection––until now. ...

Rotterdam Review: Friends and Strangers is a Debut of Delightful, Confounding Charm

Nothing happens in James Vaughan’s Friends and Strangers in the same way that nothing happens in the films of Hong Sangsoo. The people navigating this entranci...

Sundance Review: Faya Dayi is a Ruminative and Ravishing Journey Through the Ethiopian Khat Trade

“Look how far God has brought us. We can only go where God guides us to. We are exactly where God wants us to be.” These are the first words spoken in Jessica ...

Slamdance Review: No Trace is an Absorbing, Spiritual Journey Through a Stark Reality

Not knowing is the point. At least that's what writer/director Simon Lavoie says in his director's notes for Nulle trace . He's not looking to create a film wi...

Slamdance Review: Teenage Emotions Authentically Examines Adolescence in Extreme Close-Ups

Watching Frederic Da’s Teenage Emotions can feel like a bit of a shock at first. Shot entirely on iPhones in extreme close-ups, Da films teenagers around a Los...

Violation Trailer: Retribution is Enacted in TIFF, Sundance, and SXSW Stand-Out

A selection at TIFF, Sundance, and the forthcoming SXSW, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli's rape revenge thriller Violation is now arriving on Shudder...

News

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Martin Scorsese Praises I Saw the TV Glow, Reveals Plans for Next Films

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

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